# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1120 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1121 --- ## [Looking for clarification regarding the Marconi Wireless Tel. Co. v. United States, 320 U.S. 1 (1943)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-clarification-regarding-the-marconi-wireless-tel-co-v-united-states-320-u-s-1-1943/963988)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-clarification-regarding-the-marconi-wireless-tel-co-v-united-states-320-u-s-1-1943/963988 "2022-05-05T08:11:46Z")
I had read years ago that Marconi’s lawsuit against the US for patent infringement never made it to the Supreme Court for a hearing/trial. I had also read that the Supreme court upheld Tesla’s patent 645, 576 but that th… --- ## [Web Hosting recommendations \[For Photos\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-recommendations-for-photos/953555)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-hosting-recommendations-for-photos/953555 "2021-10-31T21:16:31Z")
Please excuse me asking a basic question. :innocent: As I understand it, to show everybody on the Internet a picture, I need to register with a Web Hosting site, send them the image from my computer and then announce th… --- ## [What does CBI mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cbi-mean/963936)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-cbi-mean/963936 "2022-05-05T05:16:50Z")
Argentina has expressed its concern over the provisions in the CBI concerning sugar. As an enticement, the US could offer a duty-free quota equivalent to their current export level of sugar. However, such an action could… --- ## [2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/958807)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees/958807 "2022-05-05T03:59:51Z")
The list is out. Let the criticism begin. (Asterisks mark first-time nominees.\*) Beck\* Pat Benatar Kate Bush DEVO Duran Duran\* Eminem\* Eurythmics Judas Priest Fela Kuti MC5 New York Dolls Dolly Parton\* Rage … --- ## [Need a button to jump to "last visit" point in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-button-to-jump-to-last-visit-point-in-a-thread/962797)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-button-to-jump-to-last-visit-point-in-a-thread/962797 "2022-05-05T03:16:56Z")
@codinghorror I’ve got a request for a new “feature” that doesn’t exist as far as I know. I think it would be widely well-received. Problem: When I get a notification that someone has responded to my post or quoted it,… --- ## [A series about Julia Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-series-about-julia-child/960596)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-series-about-julia-child/960596 "2022-05-05T02:00:24Z")
The series name is “Julia” and you can see a trailer or two if you don’t even try very hard. It’s set to debut on March 31. They are apparently expecting to do 8 episodes. It stars an actress named Sarah Lancashire, abou… --- ## [MLB play by play animation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-play-by-play-animation-question/963979)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-play-by-play-animation-question/963979 "2022-05-05T01:45:24Z")
I’m watching the Cubs/Sox game on the MLB game day view… The strike zone is comprised of 9 translucent boxes of red, blue and white. What do the colors signify? Why do they keep shifting? --- ## [Must dial area code for local numbers starting 10/24/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-dial-area-code-for-local-numbers-starting-10-24-21/951701)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-dial-area-code-for-local-numbers-starting-10-24-21/951701 "2022-05-05T00:15:55Z")
I got my utility bill today and in the community interest insert that comes with it was this info. As of 10/24/21 we have to use the area code to call local numbers. That’s the first I’ve heard of this. It’s being imp… --- ## [No beef on pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-beef-on-pizza/957158)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-beef-on-pizza/957158 "2022-05-04T22:48:41Z")
I’m not counting ground beef. I am looking over my leftovers and I have plain pizza and some rare beef roast. I’m thinking you could put the thin slices of beef at the end of the baking. Just enough to warm it up. Perhap… --- ## [The Thing About Pam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-about-pam/963074)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-about-pam/963074 "2022-05-04T22:20:22Z")
Starring Renée Zellweger’s botox. Seriously, between her perfectly immobile forehead–we’re talking Cher level–and the prosthetic double chin, the only way she has left to demonstrate emotion is with the pursing of her m… --- ## [Kudos To Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-elton-john/963951)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-elton-john/963951 "2022-05-04T21:24:46Z")
I wasn’t sure where this should go on these boards. But I just wanted to say, kudos to Elton John. The guy is gay. Yet AFAIK he’s not HIV positive. You know, he wasn’t promiscuous or at least used protection, at a time… --- ## [Id this actor \[1971 television program\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-actor-1971-television-program/963965)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-actor-1971-television-program/963965 "2022-05-04T21:24:27Z")
This could just be an anonymous extra. However, I think it looks like a rather (shortly thereafter) well-known actor of that era. If no one else thinks it’s “anybody,” I’ll say who I thought it might be (I’d give a 3 o… --- ## [Tell me about the Christian flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-christian-flag/837299)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-christian-flag/837299 "2022-05-04T19:41:44Z")
My multinational employer has Yammer, a Facebook-like social network for employees. Most of the discussion groups are related to work or IT, but there are a few hobby- and family-oriented groups. One recent entry had an… --- ## [Approximately How Big Is The Jeopardy! Screen Where You Write Your Final Jeopardy Answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-big-is-the-jeopardy-screen-where-you-write-your-final-jeopardy-answer/963880)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/approximately-how-big-is-the-jeopardy-screen-where-you-write-your-final-jeopardy-answer/963880 "2022-05-04T19:02:34Z")
On yesrterday’s episode, the Final Jeopardy question had something to do with John Wilkes Booth and a performance he and his brother had acted in. Since one of my life’s goals is to appear on Jeopardy! and make a fool of… --- ## [American Motors, Rambler, Nash, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-motors-rambler-nash-etc/963323)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-motors-rambler-nash-etc/963323 "2022-05-04T18:42:50Z")
Let’s talk about the defunct American Motors Corporation, which gave us the Gremlin, Pacer, Matador, etc., each of which garnered at least one mention in the Ugliest Car thread. I never owned one but they always intrigu… --- ## [I am sick and tired of all these betting commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-and-tired-of-all-these-betting-commercials/963778)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-and-tired-of-all-these-betting-commercials/963778 "2022-05-04T18:09:30Z")
I think legalized betting (and to a lesser degree, fantasy sports) are making sports worse. I wouldn’t go so far as to say they’re ruining it, but they’re making it worse. Commercials on ESPN and every regional sports … --- ## [WTF Boston? "Attacks by Boston youth ‘terrorizing unsuspecting citizens’ continue downtown; police can’t make arrests because many suspects ‘too young’"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-boston-attacks-by-boston-youth-terrorizing-unsuspecting-citizens-continue-downtown-police-can-t-make-arrests-because-many-suspects-too-young/963851)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-boston-attacks-by-boston-youth-terrorizing-unsuspecting-citizens-continue-downtown-police-can-t-make-arrests-because-many-suspects-too-young/963851 "2022-05-04T17:17:02Z")
I saw the article below that details some young kids running amok in downtown Boston including assaulting people. The article says Boston police cannot arrest or detain anyone under the age of 12. Why? I mean, I get t… --- ## [So, anyone know anything about Chrome and bookmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-know-anything-about-chrome-and-bookmarks/963917)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-know-anything-about-chrome-and-bookmarks/963917 "2022-05-04T17:07:02Z")
I use Google Chrome almost exclusively for my web browsing. A couple of days ago, I was in a web-based meeting (not using Zoom). After the meeting, I noticed that my bookmarks in the “bookmarks bar” were all gone. As … --- ## [My Singing Journey Continues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-singing-journey-continues/963940)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-singing-journey-continues/963940 "2022-05-04T16:34:23Z")
So I have been accepted into the music program at a university. This will be my fourth degree. :slight\_smile: I know I don’t need the degree to be a professional singer, but for my specific goals I think it will be helpf… --- ## [May 4 for lefties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-4-for-lefties/963945)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-4-for-lefties/963945 "2022-05-04T16:25:45Z")
May 4, 1886, Haymarket affair, started with 1 May protests for 8-hour day, a May 4 protest in Chicago against police brutality against striking workers that saw a bombing and the police firing into a crowd, the execution… --- ## [So I just tried real licorice, and am pretty impressed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-tried-real-licorice-and-am-pretty-impressed/963802)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-tried-real-licorice-and-am-pretty-impressed/963802 "2022-05-04T16:02:23Z")
I’m one of those folks who can’t stand black licorcice candy. I find the flavour revolting—almost nauseating. Give me a bag of assorted-flavour candy, and I’ll hand it back to you with all the icky black ones rattling … --- ## [How are Republican/Democrat talking points generated that they all seem to get on board with at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-republican-democrat-talking-points-generated-that-they-all-seem-to-get-on-board-with-at-the-same-time/963814)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-republican-democrat-talking-points-generated-that-they-all-seem-to-get-on-board-with-at-the-same-time/963814 "2022-05-04T15:21:45Z")
I was browsing Reddit and saw the picture shown below. Regardless of how you feel about the issue I am curious how it is that all these people parrot the same talking point at the same time. Sometimes verbatim, sometim… --- ## [How does this scam work? (fake invoice without an URL for the mark to visit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-scam-work-fake-invoice-without-an-url-for-the-mark-to-visit/963896)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-scam-work-fake-invoice-without-an-url-for-the-mark-to-visit/963896 "2022-05-04T15:13:17Z")
From time to time I get order confirmation invoices on the following lines: From: (a Gmail address) To: my e-mail address Subject: Order\_Confirmation\_Invoice We Are Renewing It For You. Dear, \, Than… --- ## [Night court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847 "2022-05-04T14:47:56Z")
I like a lot of old TV shows, but I have never seen “Night Court”. Does anybody know why? --- ## [What the Heck Is It?! (semi trailer design)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-it-semi-trailer-design/963803)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-it-semi-trailer-design/963803 "2022-05-04T11:21:27Z")
My question is regarding a semi’s trailer design. First of all, it is a full semi trailer and not something that is shipped via railroad and bolted to a trailer frame. Second, I see them every day, so this design is no… --- ## [Does anyone else hate Andy Serkis as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-andy-serkis-as-much-as-i-do/963213)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-andy-serkis-as-much-as-i-do/963213 "2022-05-04T11:19:41Z")
Physical turn the screen off revulsion. If i were a billionaire I’d pay him whatever he asked to just kick the shit out of him. --- ## [What's the biggest airline to have no flights going to/from/through the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-airline-to-have-no-flights-going-to-from-through-the-usa/958712)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-airline-to-have-no-flights-going-to-from-through-the-usa/958712 "2022-05-04T09:30:08Z")
This is trivial enough that it could have gone into MPSIMS, but I’m trying to find the answer to it: What is the biggest airline in the world that runs no flight operations involving the USA at all? (no flights to, or fr… --- ## [New Shakes? Alabama Order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shakes-alabama-order/963916)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shakes-alabama-order/963916 "2022-05-04T08:13:23Z")
Has anyone ever done a mashup of New Order’s “Temptation” and Alabama Shakes’s “Always Alright”? And if not, WHY not? --- ## [Caterpillar ID anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caterpillar-id-anyone/963810)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caterpillar-id-anyone/963810 "2022-05-04T02:20:16Z")
Yesterday we were doing spring cleaning in our garage. My gf placed a birdhouse onto one of the lawn tractors that is covered by a sheet. Minutes later (?) the sheet was covered with tiny (2 mm) caterpillar/inchworm ty… --- ## [How Do You Define having Read a Book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-having-read-a-book/963675)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-having-read-a-book/963675 "2022-05-04T01:51:47Z")
I’ve been perusing book channels looking for reading suggestions, and I’ve noticed some of those YouTube host saying things like, “Yeah, back then I was reading a book a day”. One guy claims to have read 164 books in a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1121)